My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself that it's a slip and not a fall.

我一只脚滑了一跤，另一只脚也因而站不稳了。但晃过神来时，我就告诫自己：这只不过是滑了一跤，并不是摔倒爬不起来了。

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Caused by pressure on that area, they are the body's way of protecting the foot.

那是由于该区域受到的压力过大，这是我们的身体保护脚的一种方式。

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At the foot of the slope there are cinder block houses, but as you climb the ridge, concrete gives way to wood and tarpaulin, then cardboard and twigs.

坡脚下有些炉渣砖的房子，越往上到了山脊处，就只有些木材和防水布，或者纸板和树枝搭建的房子。

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